Collapsible yarn holder



March 20, 1951 Filed April 16, 1948 F. c= NEWMAKER COLLAPSIBLE YARN HOLDER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Fred 6. Newmaker INVENTOR.

Attorneys March 20, 1951 3, NEWMAKER 2,545,790

COLLAPSIBLE YARN HOLDER Filed April 16, 1948 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fred C. Newmaker INVENTOR.

Patented Mar. 20, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFiQE COLLAPSIBLE YARN HOLDER Fred C. Newmaker, Warren, Pa.

Application April 16, 1948, Serial No. 21,455

2 Claims. 1

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in devices for holding yarn and the primary object of the present invention is to provide a yarn holder that is quickly and readily assembled or disassembled in a convenient manner and which will hold the skein of yarn so that the yarn may be conveniently wound into a ball of yarn.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide a light-weight yarn holder constructed from bendable, inexpensive material such as cardboard, and which includes a base that is insertable between a pair of books or other such suitable weighted articles that will retain the present holder in a substantially vertical position without overtipping or sliding during use thereof.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a collapsible yarn holder including a rotatable support, a plurality of yarn receiving elements and embodying novel and improved means for removably securing the yarn receiving element to the rotary support and for holding the yarn receiving member to the rotary support without movement relative to the latter as the said rotary support is in motion.

A still further aim of the present invention is to provide a yarn holder that is simple and prac tical in construction, strong and reliable in use, neat and attractive in appearance, small and compact in structure, relatively inexpensive to manufacture, and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the present invention applied to a pair of books for supporting the same in an elevated position;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a group perspective view showing one of the yarn receiving members, a wedge pin therefor and a portion of the rotary support;

Figure 4 is a longitudinal vertical sectional View taken substantially on the plane of section line 4-4 of Figure 1, and showing the books that are employed for supporting the present holder removed therefrom;

Figure 5 is a longitudinal vertical sectional View taken substantially on the plane of section line 55 of Figure 4; and,

Figure 6 is a group perspective view showing a portion of the base, a portion of one of the side members, and one of the wedge pins that are employed for removably securing the side members to the base.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose of illustration, there is disclosed a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the numeral Hi represents the present invention generally, that is preferably constructed from sheets of cardboard, but which may be formed from many suitable, bendable, lightweight inexpensive materials, such as tin, aluminum, plastic or the like.

The present yarn holder It] includes a pair of side members l2 which are substantially triangular in configuration. The lower corners Id of these side members are turned inwardly, as best shown in Figure 6, and the lower edges I6 thereof are integrally formed with extensions or ears l8 having slots 2B.

The ears l8 extend through slots 22 provided in a preferably rectangular base plate 24 and slidably engage wedge pins 26, that bear against the underside of the base plate 24 to retain the side members 12 in an upright position and the base 2t supported in a raised position by the ears I8 which also function as legs or feet.

The upper corners 28 of the side members [2 are turned inwardly and form substantially channel-shaped supports 3!] at the upper ends of the side members which are provided with V-notches 32 that removably receive a shaft 34.

The numeral 36 represents a rotary support member generally that is used in conjunction with the present invention and which is rotatably mounted on the shaft 3 1. This rotary support member 36 includes a pair of spaced side elements or walls 38 having a plurality of circumferentially spaced radial arms 49 that are provided with longitudinal slots or openings 42.

Positioned between each registering pair of arms 40 of the elements 38, are substantially rectangular spools or thread engaging members 44 the longitudinal side edges of which are integrally formed with outwardly projecting ears 46 that engage the slots 4 2 in said arms 40.

The slots 43 provided in the ears 46 slidably engage Wedge-shaped pins 50 that bear against the outer faces of the arms 40 and retain the thread engaging members 44 removably positioned between the side walls 38. It is noted, that a portion 52 of each of the thread engaging members 4 projects outwardly from the outer extremities M of the arms ill to conserve in the size of the support36 and also make adequate against movement. However, by using book 58,

the ears l8 will bear upon the supporting surface to also add in supporting the present yarn holder in an upright position.

When not in use, the present yarn holder may be conveniently disassembled and folded into a small compact article for shipment or storage in a convenient manner.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of the construction, operation and advantages of the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described and the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A yarn holder comprising a base having slots therein, a pair of side walls having upper and lower portions, ears projecting from the lower portions of said side walls and extending downwardly through the slots in said base to provide supporting feet for the base, means carried by the ears holding the same relative to said base, the upper portions of said side walls being turned inwardly to provide channel members, said channel members having notches therein, a shaft mounted in said notches and extending between said side members, said channel members having inner leg portions, and a rotatable member mounted on said shaft and disposed between the inner leg portions of said channel members.

2. A knockdown yarn holder comprising an elongated and flat base having slots therein, a pair of substantially triangular side members having lower corners, flaps hinged to the lower corners of said side members and having ears projecting therefrom, said ears being extended through the slots in said base to provide supporting legs for the base, wedge pins slidably received by said ears and holding the side member to the base, the upper portions of said side members being turned inwardly to provide a pair of channel members having inner leg portions, notches provided in said channel members, a shaft having its ends received in said notches, a pair of side walls mounted on said shaft for rotation and disposed between the inner leg portions of said channel members, each of said side walls having pairs of diametrically opposed radially extending arms, a plurality of substantially rectangular yarn engaging members interposed between said side walls and spacing the side walls from each other, further ears projecting laterally from said yarn engaging members, said arms having slots receiving said further ears, and further wedge pins detachably securing said further ears to said arms.

FRED C. NEWMAKER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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